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Picky Eater: 32 Insights, Lessons, and Guidelines when they haven't "Grown Out of It"
Food shouldn't be scary, right? It should be exciting, delicious and nutritious. But what happens when food, the thing we rely upon to survive, is one’s greatest fear?
Google “picky eater” and you’ll be greeted with millions of hits that offer tips to parents for “how to get your child to eat.” It’s no wonder extremely picky eating in adults, teenagers and children hasn’t been identified for what it really is and gets swept into the stubborn, fussy eating, toddler phase.
However, the advice being given to parents and families right now is missing a few pieces of the puzzle. The conventional approach for addressing fussy eating in toddlers doesn't always work for extremely picky eaters. Not all of us “grow out of it”; some children go on to become extremely picky eating adults with a food phobia.
Picky Eater is designed to offer a new and fresh take on picky eating. While there are certainly challenges to being, raising, living with, or caring for a picky eater, this book offers a look at the strategies that can be used to vastly improve an extremely picky eater's diet and relationship with food, regardless of age.
Inside this book you'll learn:
* Why some picky eaters don't “grow out of it”
* How the author was able to change from an extremely picky eater to being able to try anything.
* How conventional fussy eating in toddlers is different from extreme picky eating or Selective Eating Disorder.
* Strategies that work to expand your diet and try new foods as an adult picky eater.
* Common misconceptions that don't work and only make things worse for a picky eater.
* What to do to support a picky eater and help them change.
Google “picky eater” and you’ll be greeted with millions of hits that offer tips to parents for “how to get your child to eat.” It’s no wonder extremely picky eating in adults, teenagers and children hasn’t been identified for what it really is and gets swept into the stubborn, fussy eating, toddler phase.
However, the advice being given to parents and families right now is missing a few pieces of the puzzle. The conventional approach for addressing fussy eating in toddlers doesn't always work for extremely picky eaters. Not all of us “grow out of it”; some children go on to become extremely picky eating adults with a food phobia.
Picky Eater is designed to offer a new and fresh take on picky eating. While there are certainly challenges to being, raising, living with, or caring for a picky eater, this book offers a look at the strategies that can be used to vastly improve an extremely picky eater's diet and relationship with food, regardless of age.
Inside this book you'll learn:
* Why some picky eaters don't “grow out of it”
* How the author was able to change from an extremely picky eater to being able to try anything.
* How conventional fussy eating in toddlers is different from extreme picky eating or Selective Eating Disorder.
* Strategies that work to expand your diet and try new foods as an adult picky eater.
* Common misconceptions that don't work and only make things worse for a picky eater.
* What to do to support a picky eater and help them change.
373 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2019
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April 16, 2024
A Decent Look at Selective Eating Disorder and ARFID
There are precious few books about ARFID, and this is among the better of them. In it, Jessica Rohrer details her experiences with extremely picky eating, incorporating her own memories as well as those from her parents. What's more, she also describes her recovery and how she's gone from limiting herself to a handful of foods to now being a self-proclaimed "foodie."
Throughout the book, Rohrer also integrates the words of renowned professionals who have worked with kids, adolescents, and adults with selective eating disorder and ARFID. Some of these guests are essential, while perhaps a third could be omitted to benefit the overall narrative. She also cites and summarizes research on ARFID and related topics. These features help turn Rohrer's song into a choir, and the melody may be quite soothing to others affected by eating disorders.
One point I might like to see amended slightly is Rohrer's assertion that ARFID is essentially a food phobia. While this certainly seems to be true for the author herself, and while the DSM and scholarly research indicate that fear and anxiety play a significant role in many cases, I don't think there's enough evidence to say that all cases can be reduced to a simple phobia. For some people--myself imcluded--fear and anxiety take a backseat to sensory overload and a phobia may not be outwardly present at all
There are precious few books about ARFID, and this is among the better of them. In it, Jessica Rohrer details her experiences with extremely picky eating, incorporating her own memories as well as those from her parents. What's more, she also describes her recovery and how she's gone from limiting herself to a handful of foods to now being a self-proclaimed "foodie."
Throughout the book, Rohrer also integrates the words of renowned professionals who have worked with kids, adolescents, and adults with selective eating disorder and ARFID. Some of these guests are essential, while perhaps a third could be omitted to benefit the overall narrative. She also cites and summarizes research on ARFID and related topics. These features help turn Rohrer's song into a choir, and the melody may be quite soothing to others affected by eating disorders.
One point I might like to see amended slightly is Rohrer's assertion that ARFID is essentially a food phobia. While this certainly seems to be true for the author herself, and while the DSM and scholarly research indicate that fear and anxiety play a significant role in many cases, I don't think there's enough evidence to say that all cases can be reduced to a simple phobia. For some people--myself imcluded--fear and anxiety take a backseat to sensory overload and a phobia may not be outwardly present at all
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